ياoh لذكرىfor the memory of طبرياTiberias
يا لذكرى طبريا
انindeed فيهاin it غانياتbeautiful women
ان فيها غانيات
Oh, the memory of Tiberias!
O memories of Tiberias
Indeed, there are beauties there,
In it are songs
عابثاتtoying بالقلوبwith the hearts
عابثات بالقلوب
مضحكاتmaking others laugh مبكياتmaking others weep
مضحكات مبكيات
toying with hearts,
Playing with hearts
making one laugh, making one weep;
Laughing, crying
سائراتwalking فيin اللياليthe nights الthe (split prefix)
سائرات في الليالي ال
مظلماتdark الداجياتthe pitch-black
مظلمات الداجيات
walking through the nights,
Wandering in the darkest nights
dark and pitch-black;
Flying hearts, walking only laughing
طائراتflighty اللبthe mind لاnot
طائرات اللب لا
يمشينthey walk الاexcept ضاحكاتlaughing
يمشين الا ضاحكات
flighty of mind, they never
Sometimes whispering
walk without laughing.
At times proclaiming
تارةat times يحكينthey speak همساًin whispers
تارة يحكين همساً
واواناand at times معلناتspeaking aloud
واوانا معلنات
At times they speak in whispers,
Bowing their heads at times
and at others, aloud;
At other times holding them high
مطرقاتbowing الروسthe heads حيناat times
مطرقات الروس حينا
واواناand at times رافعاتraising
واوانا رافعات
bowing their heads at times,
Silent yet speaking
and at others, raising them;
Slowing yet hastening
صامتاتsilent ناطقاتspeaking
صامتات ناطقات
مبطئاتslowing down مسرعاتhurrying
مبطئات مسرعات
silent, speaking;
Bare yet covered
slowing down, hurrying;
Veiled yet exposed
لابساتclothed عارياتnaked
لابسات عاريات
محجباتveiled سافراتunveiled
محجبات سافرات
clothed, naked;
Glancing, walking only glancing
veiled, unveiled;
Where are those with modest glances?
لافتاتturning الطرفthe gaze لاnot يمشينthey walk
لافتات الطرف لا يمشين
الاexcept لافتاتcasting glances
الا لافتات
turning their gaze, they never walk
With movements unrestrained
without casting glances.
By modesty unconstrained
اينwhere منهنamong them اللواتيthose who
اين منهن اللواتي
طرفهنtheir gaze قاصراتrestraining
طرفهن قاصرات
Where among them are those
And glowing cheeks
who restrain their gaze?
And prominent breasts
منwhoever تفتهelude him الحركاتthe movements
من تفته الحركات
لمdid not تفتهelude him اللفتاتthe glances
لم تفته اللفتات
Whoever misses their movements
And supple waists
will not miss their glances,
And bodies adorned
والخدودand the cheeks الناضراتthe radiant
والخدود الناضرات
والنهودand the breasts البارزاتthe prominent
والنهود البارزات
or their radiant cheeks,
And roving eyes
or their prominent breasts,
And speaking lips
والقدودand the figures المائساتthe swaying
والقدود المائسات
والزنودand the forearms المعلماتthe marked
والزنود المعلمات
or their swaying figures,
Memories of the feast—oh, what
or their marked forearms,
Wounds and gashes for the heart!
والعيونand the eyes الناظراتthe gazing
والعيون الناظرات
والشفاهand the lips الناطقاتthe speaking
والشفاه الناطقات
or their gazing eyes,
O wounded heart, what you seek has passed;
or their speaking lips.
Leave me, feast memories, leave the does!
ذكرياتmemories العيدthe festival ياoh للfor the (continued)
ذكريات العيد يا لل
قلبheart منbecause of ذيthese الذكرياتthe memories
قلب من ذي الذكريات
Memories of the festival—alas for the
Is the world anything but song,
heart, because of these memories!
Women and girls?
خلفتthey left behind فيهin it قروحاsores
خلفت فيه قروحا
وجراحاand wounds دامياتbleeding
وجراحا داميات
They have left sores within it,
Ask, my heart, and recall no more,
and bleeding wounds.
Abandon regret,
ايهاO القلبthe heart المعنىthe tormented
ايها القلب المعنى
انindeed ماwhat تبغيهyou seek it فاتhas passed
ان ما تبغيه فات
O tormented heart,
And singing of vain, deceitful hopes.
indeed, what you seek is gone.
What has passed is dead;
خلleave aside عنيfrom me ذكرياتmemories الthe (split prefix)
خل عني ذكريات ال
عيدfestival خلleave aside الظبياتthe gazelles
عيد خل الظبيات
Spare me memories of the
Await what is to come.
festival; let the gazelles go.
وهلand is الدنياthe world غوانbeautiful women
وهل الدنيا غوان
ونساءand women وبناتand girls
ونساء وبنات
And is the world nothing but beauties,
and women and girls?
اسلُforget ياO قلبيmy heart ولاand do not تذremember (first part)
اسلُ يا قلبي ولا تذ
كرremember (last part) وخلّand leave aside الحسراتthe regrets
كر وخلّ الحسرات
Forget, my heart, and do not
remember; leave aside regrets
والتغنيand singing بالأمانيof the hopes
والتغني بالأماني
العابثاتthe frivolous الخادعاتthe deceptive
العابثات الخادعات
and singing of hopes,
frivolous and deceptive.
انindeed ماwhat قدalready فاتhas passed ماتhas died
ان ما قد فات مات
فانتظرso await ماwhat هوit آتcoming
فانتظر ما هو آت
Indeed, what has already passed is dead;
so await what is to come.
Partial English translation: 35 of 44 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1